Dhammapada Chapter 2 - Vigilance
Chapter 2 - Appamâda Vigilance
21. [II.1]
Appamâdo amatapadaṃ,
pamâdo maccuno padaṃ,
appamattâ na mîyanti,
ye pamattâ yathâ matâ.
Vigilance is the path to the deathless
Negligence the path to deat,
The vigilant do not die,
The negligent are as if dead.
Appamâda (nom. sg.) = Vigilance
Amata-padam (nom. sg.) = the way to the deathless
Pamâdo= negligence
Maccuno (gen. sg.)= of death
appamattâ (nom. pl.) = the vigilant
pamattâ (nom. pl.) = the negligent
yathâ = as if
mata = dead
22. [II.2]
Etaṃ visesato ñatvâ
appamâdamhi paṇḑitâ,
appamâde pamodanti,
ariyânaṃ gocare ratâ.
Knowing this distinctively,
The experts in vigilance
Rejoice in vigilance,
Delighting in the range of the Ariyas.
Etaṃ (acc. sg.) = this
visesato (abl. sg.) = distinctively
ñatvâ = knowing
appamâdahmhi (loc. sg.) = in vigilance
panditâ (nom. pl.) = the experts
appamâde (loc. sg.) = in vigilance
pamodanti = they rejoice
ariyânam (gen. pl.) = of the ariyas
gocare = in the field
rata (adj.) = delighting